Where does “administration” come from?

administration (French) comes from Old French administration, from Latin administrātiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

administration (French): management

Definitions

  1. management

Ancestry of “administration”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchadministration
2Latinadministrātiōadministration, management, government (of a city, body)
3Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
4Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
5Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
6Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
7Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
8Latincalceusshoe
9Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
10Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “administration

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-